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Synopsis

An unremarkable newsagents sits between a courthouse and a business centre. It’s here that sparks fly between well-dressed Kyle and the equally poised Jamie. Yet despite their composed outward appearances, both are struggling to move on from hardships they’d rather keep hidden. As their feelings for one another blossom, these difficult pasts resurface threatening their relationship before it has really even begun.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Love Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Running time
76 mins
Format
DCP
Director
Aki Omoshaybi 1st Feature
Producer
Aki Omoshaybi
Co-Producer
Matt Butler-Hart, Tori Butler-Hart
Executive Producer
Nicholas Bryan, Aki Omoshaybi
Editor
Rebecca Lloyd
Screenwriter
Aki Omoshaybi
Director of Photography
Michael Edo Keane
Production Designer
Sofia Stocco
Sound
Raoul Brand, John Cohen
Composer
Luis Almau
Principal cast
Aki Omoshaybi, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Karen Bryson, Amy Manson

Genre

Black Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Small Long Productions

177 Munster Road
London
SW6 6BZ

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